James M. Falko, MD
James M. Falko, MD, is ClinicalProfessor of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at the University of Colorado in Denver. Previously he was Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. He has also served as Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry at OhioState. Dr. Falko has been a practicing internist/endocrinologist/lipidologist since 1979 and has served as Director of the Lipid Program at Ohio State , the McConnell Heart Center at Ohio Health and as the Practice Director of the LDL apheresis unit at the University of Colorado.
Dr. Falko has written over 100 articles, including original research and scientific reviews, on lipid disorders, diabetes, and related disorders for peer-reviewed journals. He has authored several book chapters on the relationship between cardiovascular disease and diabetes. He has served on editorial boards of various journals, including the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism He has also served as Program Director of endocrinology at Ohio State as well as Program Director of internal medicine at Riverside hospital in Columbus Ohio..
Dr. Falko is a fellow of numerous medical societies including the National Lipid Association (FNLA). He has received numerous teaching and academic awards throughout his career, including the US Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service when he served as a Major in the United States Air Force, the James and Dorothy S. Hutton Traveling Scholarship of the American College of Physicians for his year at the University of London Medical School and St. Mary’s Hospital, the Lifetime Achievement Distinguished Service Award by the Central Ohio Diabetes Association in 2001, the Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians in 2003, and the Ohio State College of Medicine Alumni Achievement Award in 2011.
Dr. Falko received his medical degree from OhioStateUniversity. He served his internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine at OhioState, then completed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism and a fellowship in preventive medicine and public health at Washington University-Barnes Hospital in St. Louis training in the Lipid Research Center . He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, and Clinical Lipidology. Dr. Falko was President of the Southwest Lipid Association in 2011-12 and is on the editorial board of the journal of clinical lipidology . He has alsobeen involved in several leadership roles in the National Lipid Association since its inception.